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Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
On this page: Wade, Benjamin Franklin to Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis.
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Wade, Benjamin Franklin (American statesman/stateswoman)
Wagner, Richard (Composer / Writer)
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand (American statesman/stateswoman)
Waite, Morrison Remick (American jurist & statesman/stateswoman)
Waitz, Greta (Norwegian distance runner)
Wajda, Andrzej (Polish filmmaker)
Waksman, Selman Abraham (American microbiologist)
Walcott, Derek (dramatist & poet)
Waldemar I (Danish king)
Waldheim, Kurt (Austrian UN secretary-general & president)
Waldo, Peter (French religious leader)
Walesa, Lech (Political Figure / Electrician / Activist)
Walker, Alice (Writer)
Walker, James John (American politician)
Wallace, Alfred Russel (English biologist)
Wallace, De Witt (American publisher)
Wallace, George Corley (State Governor)
Wallace, Henry Agard (American vice president)
Wallace, Lewis (American novelist & statesman/stateswoman)
Wallace, William, Sir (Outlaw / Ruler)
Waller, Edmund (English poet)
Waller, Thomas Wright (Pianist / Bandleader / Jazz Musician)
Walpole, Horace (English writer)
Walpole, Robert, Sir (English statesman/stateswoman)
Walter, Bruno (German-American musician)
Walters, Barbara (TV Personality)
Walther von der Vogelweide (Classical Artist)
Walton, Izaak (English writer)
Walton, Samuel Moore (Business Personality)
Walton, William Turner, Sir (English composer)
Wanamaker, John (American businessman/businesswoman)
Wang Jingwei (Chinese military leader & politician)
Warburg, Otto Heinrich (German anatomist)
Ward, (Aaron) Montgomery (American merchant)
Ward, Artemus (American writer)
Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold (English novelist)
Ward, Nathaniel (English clergyman and writer in America)
Warhol, Andy (Artist / Filmmaker)
Warner, Harry Morris (American filmmaker)
Warren, Earl (U.S. Supreme Court Judge / Jurist / Civil Rights Figure)
Warren, Joseph (American politician & military leader)
Warren, Robert Penn (American writer and critic)
Warwick, Earl of (English royalty)
Washington, George (First U.S. President)